My brother passed on a few seasons of some of my favorite TV shows to me via his external hard drive. So basically what I am working with are some AVI files on a Macbook with a DVD burner.
I want to put the AVI files on a DVD that will play in a standard DVD player. I am guessing that I will need to create an ISO first? Is this correct? If so will this make the file larger than it already is and therefore take up more space on the DVD?
Anyway, if anyone knows basically what I need to do, that would help as I can search for the appropriate programs etc… But if anyone knows specifically a really easy way to do it on a Mac then that would be quite awesome!
[quote]maxer wrote:
I do it all the time. I use nero vision on a pc. I never played with a mac. Nero vision converts it then burns it to DVD.[/quote]
Thanks for that, I’ll remember the name of the program. Unfortunately my PC doesn’t have a DVD burner. If it did I would just transfer the files over and do it that way. What kind of program is Nero? If I know what I am looking for I can search for a Mac equivalent.
Does anybody know of a, preferably open source, Mac program that does what Nero Vision does?
There are a lot of programs to do the task. I sometimes use the one that came on my computer (Sonic Digital Media 7). I also have a program that allows me to edit what portions I want to save and fun stuff like that (Video Edit Magic). For just basic conversion you probably already have the program on your computer. The best way to learn to do it is to play around with the video until your satisfied with the results you get from a particular program.
The easiest way, and probably the cheapest, is to get a no-name Chinese-made DVD player that plays AVI and has a USB port. Then just plug the HD into the USB port and use the remote to navigate. Those players usually have “Divx” on them. Some files made with Xvid use more advanced features and could cause problems. bring your HD to the store or do a try and buy.
[quote]beebuddy wrote:
Does anybody know of a, preferably open source, Mac program that does what Nero Vision does?[/quote]
If you don’t mind getting dirty, most open-source software for Linux will compile just fine on your Mac. I personally like K3B’s interface and functionality. But then again, I run Linux on my Mac, as to not be bugged by DRM and other crap.
If you got a home network, you could also access your Mac’s burner from your PC and burn with whatever software you got handy.
Finally, if you really like those TV shows, I encourage you to buy the original DVDs.